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Places of the Past Archaeological Sites and Exhibits

Illinois Association for Advancement of Places of the Past is a guidebook to Illinois ILLINOIS ENDANGERED SITES archaeological sites and places throughout the Archaeological sites in Illinois have state where you can view archaeological exhibits. material remains such as ancient stone These range from the world-famous site, , earthenware ceramic fragments, a Native American metropolis of 1,000 years ago and -making debitage. These are in southwestern Illinois, to 19th century industrial often found at the present-day land ruins. Some sites and , like Dickson surface where no other trace of struc- in western Illinois, are devoted entirely to tures or activities remain. Extending the archaeology of past cultures. Historical societies back as early as 12,000 years ago, these may have only one case of local American Indian sites contain the only direct record material, but all of the listings have in common of people who once lived within our that they are on property accessible to the public, state. Locations of early EuroAmeri- and have some tie-in to Illinois archaeology. can exploration and settlement also During your visit, you can learn about prehis- have artifacts reflecting activities of toric Native American cultures, beginning more that period. Modern farming practices than 12,000 years ago, up through the period of and construction are rapidly destroy- contact with European explorers and settlers in ing these sites, which sometimes also the 17th to 19th centuries. With more than 125 contain fragments of bone and charred listings in Places of the Past, there is likely a loca- plant remains that reflect early meth- tion near you. Be sure to check on current hours ods of subsistence. before your visit. State and federal legislation protects Look for programs annually in Septem- the thousands of archaeological sites ber for Illinois Archaeology Awareness on public property in Illinois. Any Month; see ilarchsurv.org. Some events are disturbance (including surface artifact held at the places listed here, and others are collecting) to sites on public property is sponsored by chapters of the Illinois Asso- prohibited. Visitors to sites on public ciation for Advancement of Archaeology. property can help protect them by From the Dunleith Group in far north- reporting any activity, such as digging western Illinois, to the Kincaid mound and village site or collecting artifacts, to the facility su- in the River valley, archaeology is all around us in pervisor. Rock-art sites with Illinois, and now you know where to find it. and pictographs are especially fragile and should not be touched. Alice Berkson Human skeletal remains, grave Editor markers, and grave artifacts on Kelvin Sampson private property in Illinois have Design Editor legal protection from disturbance at all times. For more information see For an electronic ver- sion of Places of the the Illinois Historic Preservation Past scan this code Agency web page Archaeology in or go to www.mu- Preservation Services http://www. seum.state.il.us/iaaa/ illinois.gov/ihpa/Preserve/Pages/ placesofthepast.pdf Archaeology.aspx.

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laces of the Past is a special CONTENTS Ppublication by the Illinois Association for Advancement of Featured Sites 4 Archaeology (IAAA), which also publishes the quarterly Illinois Antiquity distributed to IAAA members. Items Northwest Illinois 6 published by IAAA reflect the views of the authors. Publication does not Northeast Illinois 10 imply IAAA endorsement. To obtain additional copies, contact the Editor at West 14 904 Mayfair Rd., Champaign, IL 61821, email [email protected]. Lower 16 ISSN 8756-0070 Copyright 2014 Central Illinois 18 Cover images, top left to bottom right: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site & Interpretive Center, Collinsville; Gramercy Park Dunleith Mound 21 Group, East Dubuque; New Town Site, Barry; State Park, Metropolis; Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site, Petersburg; Wabash River 24 Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center, Collinsville; 19th century artifacts from a central Illinois site. 26 .state.il.us/iaaa Places of the Past 3 Be sure to see these Featured Sites

Albany cal resources of the lower Illinois valley. Exhibits Mounds State include information and artifacts detailing the Historic Site rich and complex array of prehistoric cultures The Albany site known to the area, ranging from the Paleoindian is the largest to Mississippian Middle Woodland time periods, and (Hopewell) mound also includes and village complex information about owned by the State. modern investiga- Dating between 200 BC and AD 300, it tive methods used originally contained 96 burial mounds. A in archeological portion of the burial mounds was pur- research. Highlights chased in 1970, with an additional part of include displays about manufacture, the village Middle Woodland exchange networks, and site later prehistoric manufacture. Archeologi- added to cal investigations at the renowned Koster site the State (Greene County, IL) are also richly illustrated Historic through photographs and artifacts. The Center Site. Mate- for American Archeology sponsors a free Arche- rial excavat- ology Day in mid-July with family activities, and ed from the has an array of field experiences and educational site shows programs available for the public. See page 17 for that the more information. residents participated Cahokia Mounds in the Hopewell trade network, with items State Historic Site & ranging from conch shells from the Gulf Interpretive Center Coast to obsidian from the Rocky Moun- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site preserves tains, making it a center for the Hopewell 2,200 acres of the largest prehistoric Indian culture. Visitors can view some of the 39 community north mounds walking along a mown path; the of . The site also features a 100-acre restored prai- original site rie. The Friends of the Albany Mounds covered nearly Foundation is dedicated to the preserva- 6 square miles, tion and interpretation of the site. See included 120 page 7 for more information. mounds and, at its peak around Center for American AD 1050-1150, had a population of 10-20,000 Archeology Museum people of the . The focal Located on scenic Illinois State Highway 100, his- point of the site, , is an earthen toric Kamp General Store is now a museum fea- that covered more than 14 turing artifacts, exhibits, and media presentations acres and rose to a height of 100 feet above the highlighting the cultural history and archeologi- American Bottom floodplain. The site is one of

4 Places of the Past Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology Be sure to see these Featured Sites

the few places in designated a material from Illinois archaeological sites. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. new permanent exhibit The Ancient Americas The world-class Interpretive Center fea- takes visitors on a journey through 13,000 tures exhibits, dioramas, numerous artifacts years of cultural evolution in the Western and graphics, a life-size village recreation and Hemisphere, where hundreds of diverse so- museum shop. Seasonal guided tours and cieties thrived self-guided tours are available as well as year- long before round events. A variety of ridgetop, conical and the arrival of platform mounds can be viewed from several Europeans. It tour trails, as well as a reconstructed portion of begins in the the two-mile long stockade that once enclosed work of Ice the city center. An area west of Monks Mound Age mammoth has a reconstruction of the sun hunters in calendar, used to determine the equinoxes and circa . See page 22 for more information. 11,000 BC, and includes Museum a survey of the monumental of A branch of the and a mound-building peoples. Following extensive National Historic Site, Dickson Mounds is one presentations on the Aztec and Inca empires, of the major on-site archaeological museums the final gallery shows the diverse lives of in the country. contemporary native communities. See page The museum 11 for more information. offers a unique opportunity to Kincaid Mounds explore the world State Historic Site of the American At Kincaid Mounds are preserved the re- Indian in an awe- mains of earthen mounds that were once inspiring journey part of a city created by Native Americans through 12,000 during the Middle Mississippian period years of human experience in the Illinois River (AD 900-1500).This period was character- valley. Multimedia presentations detail the ized by the rise of agriculture, specializa- shift from reliance on wild resources to food tion of labor within communities, and production and village life, and the changes building of elaborate mound systems for brought about by the arrival of Europeans. burials and rituals. The Kincaid site likely Now a partner in the Nature Conservancy’s served as a trade link between native restoration of Emiquon Preserve, Dickson settlements in the Cumberland- Mounds sponsors a variety of special exhibits river valleys and the metropolis at Ca- and programs throughout the year. See page 15 hokia. State holdings contain the remains for more information. of nine mounds and a large portion of the associated village site. Additional mounds Field Museum and the remaining portion of the village The outstanding natural history and ethno- are located on adjacent private property. graphic exhibits at the Field Museum include See page 27 for more information. museum.state.il.us/iaaa Places of the Past 5 Northwest Illinois

(1) Gramercy Park Dunleith Mound Group East Dubuque, IL cityofeastdubuque.com/communityin- formation.html The park, situated on a high bluff overlooking the River valley, includes 20 mounds still standing of an origi- nal group of 26 Middle Woodland conical mounds.

(2) & U.S. Grant Museum (4) Land & Water 211 S. Bench St., Galena, IL 61036 Reserve Daily 9AM-4:30PM 8642 Ill. Rte. 84 South, Hanover, IL 815.777.9129 jdcf.org galenahistorymuseum.org Owned by the Jo Daviess Conservation Regional museum includes a small Native Foundation, the reserve includes the John American display with artifacts from the Chapman site, a significant village and Galena area. mound site with contemporaneous Wood- land and Mississippian artifacts. (3) State Historic Site (5) Macktown Living History 311 E. Myrtle St., Elizabeth, IL 61028 Education Center We-Su 9AM- 2221 Freeport Rd., Rockton, IL 61072 5PM 815.624.4200 815.858.2028 macktownlivinghistory.com appleriverfort. The Education Center highlights archaeol- org ogy investigating the 1838 to 1850 settle- An interpre- ment, as well as native habitations dating tive center back 10,000 years; volunteers are welcome at relates the annual summer field work. story of the War, as well as the interactions between the Sauk and (6) Carl and Myrna Nygren Mesquakie (Fox) and lead miners in Wetland Preserve the early 19th century. Rockton Road, 1 mile west of Rockton, IL

6 Northwest Illinois Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology (Entrance is across from Macktown) (10) Jarrett Center Northwest Illinois 815.964.6666 7993 N. River Rd., Byron, IL 61010 naturalland.org/nygren.html M-F 8AM-4:30PM (Tu &Th until 8PM); Owned by the Natural Land Insti- Sa 9AM-4PM, Su 1-4PM tute, this 700-acre preserve encompasses 815.234.8535 many Native American sites including byronforestpreserve.com two mound groups; look for signage Museum displays include information on the ar- along the Diana Nora Nature Trail. chaeology of the Rock River area of Ogle County.

(7) Burpee Museum (11) Albany Mounds of Natural History State Historic Site 737 N. Main St., Rockford, IL 61103 South Cherry Street, Albany, IL 10AM-5PM daily; Fr-Sa until 8PM 309.788.0177 815.965.3433 albanymounds.com burpee.org illinois.gov/ihpa/Experience/Sites/ Natural sci- NorthWest/Pages/Albany-Mounds.aspx ences mu- The Albany site is a large Middle Woodland seum with an mound and village complex dating between emphasis on 200 BC and AD 300; it originally con- geology and tained 96 burial mounds, making it one of paleontology the largest mound groups in Illinois. has a time line “The First People” with displays (12) Sinnissippi Park of Illinois- state line Native Hwy 2, north of Sterling, IL American artifacts. 815.622.6200 sterlingparks.org/facilities-a-parks/ (8) Beattie Mound Group parks/sinnissippi-park.html North Main & Park Ave., Rockford, IL Sinnissippi Park contains an impressive 815.987.8800 group of Hopewellian burial mounds www.rockfordparks.org and the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical So- An group dating to the ciety Museum on 3rd Street in Sterling Late is located in a has information on the mounds. downtown Rockford park just west of the Rock River. (13) John Deere Historic Site 8334 S. Clinton St., Grand Detour, Dix- (9) Thomson Mound on, IL 61021 Lewis Ave., Thomson, IL May-Oct: We- 815.259.3628 Su 9AM-5PM mvr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recre- 815.652.4551 ation/MississippiRiverProject/Recre- deere.com/ ation/ThomsonCauseway.aspx wps/dcom/en_ thomsonillinois.com/thomson-cause- US/corporate/our_company/fans_visi- way/ tors/tours_attractions/historicalsite.page Woodland period mound can be Exhibit hall has on display the 1963 viewed along a path at the Mississippi excavations of John Deere’s blacksmith River edge. shop where he developed the first suc- cessful steel plow in 1837.

museum.state.il.us/iaaa Northwest Illinois 7 (14) Loveland Community Tu-Sa 12-4PM House Museum 309.782.5021 513 W. Second St., Dixon, IL 61021 arsenalhistoricalsociety.org/mu - Th-Fr 9AM-2PM, Sa 10AM–3PM seum/index.html 815.284.2741 North American battlefield speci - lovelandcommunityhouse.org/mu- mens are included in the exten - seum/ sive weapons exhibits. Museum has local history items in- cluding prehistoric stone artifacts. (17) Colonel Davenport Home of Arsenal Island, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61204 May-Oct: Th-Su 12-4PM 309.786.7336 davenport- house.org Items found at excava- tions at George Dav- enport’s 1833 home are exhibited.

(18) Black Hawk State Historic Site Hauberg Indian Museum ( 1 5 ) N ort h w e s t 1510 46th Ave., Rock Island, IL T e r r i t or y H i s t or i c 61201 C e n t e r We-Su 9AM-12, 1-5PM 205 West Fifth Street, 309.788.9536 Dixon, IL 61021 blackhawk- Tu-Sa 9AM-4PM park.org/mu- 815.288.5508 seum n t h c . o r g / Museum Permanent exhibits include A n exhibits in- Unchanged Land Native Ameri - clude a time can – . line with ar- tifact displays (16) Rock Island Arsenal and 18th to M u s e u m 19th centur y Building 60, artifacts from Rock Island Sauk and Arsenal, Mesquakie tribes who lived nearby. Rock Island, IL 61299 (19) Rock Island County (Visitors use Historical Society Moline entrance to Arsenal Island) 822 11th Ave., Moline, IL 61265

8 Northwest Illinois Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology We-Sa 9AM-4PM (23) Kewanee Historical 309.764.8590 Society www.richs.cc/ 211 N. Chestnut St., Kewanee, IL Exhibits include prehistoric and 61443 historic period Native American May-Oct: Th artifacts. & Sa 1:30- 4PM (20) Geneseo Historical Labor Day Association Weekend 205 S. State St., Geneseo, IL 61254 9AM-5PM By appointment, 9AM-noon, 1-3PM 309.854.9701 Jun-Aug: Sa 2-4PM kewaneehistory.com 309.944.3043 Three floors of local history include geneseohistoricalmuseum.com prehistoric stone tools donated by The large Italianate home, originally local collectors. constructed in 1855, has displays in- cluding local American Indian artifacts. (24) Bureau County Museum (21) Bishop Hill State 109 Park Ave. West, Historic Site Princeton, IL 61356 Bishop Hill, IL 61409 Mar-Nov: We-Sa 1-5PM We-Su 9AM-5PM 815.875.2184 309.927.3345 bureaucountymuseum.com state.il.us/ Exhibits include Native American hpa/hs/bish- artifacts. op_hill.htm bishophill. com Bishop Hill Colony was a mid-1800s utopian community founded a group of Swedish religious dissidents; the Colony Church includes an exhibit on archaeo- logical investigations at Bishop Hill.

(22) Henry County Historical Society Museum 202 S. Park St., Bishop Hill, IL 61419 May-Oct: 10AM-4PM 309.927.3528 bishophill.com Museum displays include an exhibit with stone tools illustrating the pre- history of Henry County. Albany Mounds State Historic Site museum.state.il.us/iaaa Northwest Illinois 9 Northeast Illinois

(1) Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve Varga Archaeological Site Hawk’s Point Road/Rte. 173 & 11000 Lakev- iew Rd., Richmond, IL 815.338.6223 mccdistrict.org 345-acre preserve includes an archaeological site complex.

(2) Powers-Walker House at Glacial Park Rte. 31 & Harts Rd., Ringwood, IL 60072 Open for special events 815.338.6223 mccdistrict.org Archaeological investigations at the 1854 Greek Revival farmhouse are (4) St. Charles History Museum featured in displays and at public programs. 215 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL 60174 Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM; Ju-Aug: Su 12-4PM (3) Elgin Area Historical 630.584.6967 Society & Museum stcmuseum.org 360 Park St., Elgin, IL 60120 The museum has over 25 exhibits on local We-Sa 12- history, including American Indian stone 4PM artifacts and handicrafts. 847.742.4248 elginhistory. (5) Garfield Farm Inn & org Museum Museum ex- 3N016 Garfield Rd., LaFox IL 60147 hibits include Jun-Sep: We & Su 1-4PM the E. Maude 630.584.8485 and Carl garfieldfarm.org Parlasca Native American Collection, housed Museum includes original 1840s buildings and in Old Main, an 1856 building that was once period events and educational programs; selected part of the Elgin Academy. artifacts from on-site excavations are displayed.

10 Northeast Illinois Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology (6) Schingoethe Center for Native (10) Mitchell Museum of the American Cultures American Indian Northeast Illinois Aurora University, Aurora, IL 60506 3001 Central St., Evanston, IL 60201 630.844.7843 Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM; Th until 8PM; Su 12-4PM aurora.edu/museum 847.475.1030 The museum, relocating to the new Aurora Uni- mitchellmuseum.org versity Welcome Center, reopens in January The museum, with a focus on North Ameri- 2015 including a display of ancient Native can Indian art, culture, and history, includes American artifacts. some prehistoric artifacts.

(7) Addison Historical Museum (11) Village 131 W. Lake St., Addison, IL 60101 Marker Sa 10AM-2PM; Forest Home Cemetery Jun-Aug: Sa noon- 863 S. Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park, IL 3PM 708.366.1900 630.628.1433 www.oprfhistory.org/explore_local_history/ addisonadvantage. foresthome/default.aspx org/visitors/his- The Forest Home Cemetery, once the tory.shtml location of a Potawatomi village and burial Located in the ground, has an historical monument noting 1892 Balzer House, this local historical mu- its location. seum includes an exhibit with area American Indian artifacts. (12) Chicago Portage National Historic Site (8) Winfield Mounds Portage Woods, 4600 S. Harlem Ave., Forest Preserve Lyons, IL Winfield Road, between Geneva Road and High 800.870.3666 Lake Road, Winfield, IL chicagoportage.org 630.933.7200 fpdcc.com dupageforest.com/Conservation/Forest_Preserves/ The first Europeans to traverse the portage be- Winfield_Mounds.aspx tween the and the The three conical mounds within the forest preserve system in 1673 were Marquette and Jolliet. are thought to date to the Late Woodland period, between AD 600-1000. (13) Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605 (9) Warrenville Historical Daily 9AM-5PM Museum 312.922.9410 3S 530 Second St., Warrenville, IL 60555 fieldmuseum.org Feb-Nov: Su The outstanding natural history and ethno- 1-4PM; Jun-Aug: graphic exhibits at the Field Museum include also We 1-4PM material from Illinois archaeological sites. 630.393.4215 warrenvillehistori- (14) Plainfield Historical cal.org Society Museum Permanent exhibits 23836 W. Main St., Plainfield, IL 60544 include a display of Sa 1-4PM Native American artifacts collected by an area family. 815.436.4073

museum.state.il.us/iaaa Northeast Illinois 11 365plainfield.com/2013/02/22/plainfield- (18) Higginbotham Woods historical-society-museum/ Earthwork Located in an old grain elevator office on Ill. Joliet, IL Rte. 126, the museum has a display of local From U.S. 30 west of the I-80 interchange, go Native American artifacts. north on Gougar St., then east on Francis Rd. Look for roadside parking and follow trail north. (15) Isle a la Cache Museum 815.741.7275 501 E. 135th St. (Romeo Rd.), jolietpark.org Romeoville, IL This earthwork, now in a City of Joliet park, 60411 is an irregularly shaped embankment prob- Tu-Sa 10AM- ably dating to the Middle Woodland period, 4PM, Su 12-4PM around 200 BC to AD 500. 815.886.1467 reconnectwith- (19) nature.org/ Front St., Channahon, IL preserves-trails/ I-55 Bluff Road Exit, then south via the front- Isle-a-la-Cache age road towards Channahon, IL Located on an 80-acre island in the Des dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/ Plaines River, museum exhibits recreate the CORRIDOR/archeo/sites/sites.htm era of the 18th century, when French Situated along traders encountered the native Potowatomi. the northern side of the Des (16) Joliet Iron Works Plaines River val- Historic Site ley, this mound Columbia Street, just east of Rte. 53 (Scott and village site St.) and east of the Ruby St. Bridge is affiliated with Joliet, IL the Langford tradition of the Upper Missis- 8AM-Sunset sippian, dating to around AD 1200-1500. 815.727.8700 reconnectwith- (20) Putnam County Historical nature.org/ Society & Museum preserves-trails/ 327 Old Hwy 26, Hennepin, IL 61327 Joliet-Iron- Apr-Dec: We, Fr 10AM-3PM Works 815.925.7560 Archaeological investigations at this impor- rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilpchs/ tant industrial site showed that the founda- Museum with a focus on county history and tions of 19th-century blast furnaces and agricultural heritage has a display of locally related facilities are still present and can be collected Native American artifacts. viewed along a walking trail. (21) LaSalle County Historical (17) Oakwood Mound Society Museum Joliet, IL and Mill Streets, Utica, IL 61373 This low, broad burial mound is located in Sa-Su 12-4PM Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, opposite the Apr-Nov: We-Fr 10AM-4PM intersection of Walnut Street and U.S. 30; Dec-Mar: Th-Fr 10AM-4PM the Woodland period mound may be a little 815.667.4861 older than the Briscoe Mounds. lasallecountymuseum.org

12 Northeast Illinois Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology Housed in a former limestone warehouse (25) Midewin National erected in 1848 for the Illinois & Tallgrass Prairie Canal, the museum includes extensive displays 30239 S. State Rte. 53, Wilmington, IL 60481 of artifacts excavated from the Grand Village Trails: 4AM-10PM of the , located across the Illinois Welcome Center: Nov-Mar: River from Starved Rock. Mo-Fr 8AM-4:30PM Apr-Oct: Mo-Sa 8AM-4:30PM (22) 815.423.6370 Utica, IL 61373 fs.usda.gov/midewin 815.667.4726 Nearly 20,000 acres of former farmland, once dnr.state.il.us/ the location of the Joliet Arsenal, are undergo- lands/landmgt/ ing restoration by the U.S. Department of parks/i&M/ Agriculture Forest Service; visitors can learn east/starve/park. about prairie ecology and early inhabitants at htm the Welcome Center. The Starved Rock region was the location of human settle- (26) Kankakee River State Park ment from as early as 8,000 BC; including Na- 5314 W. Rte. 102, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 tive groups and French explorers -- numerous 815.933.1383 archaeological investigations were conducted dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/R2/ within the park, and Visitor Center exhibits KANKAKEE.HTM interpret its complex culture history. The park extends for 11 miles along both sides of the Kankakee River northwest of Kankakee and (23) Grundy County Court includes several documented archaeological sites. House 111 E. Washington St., Morris, IL 60450 (27) Kankakee County Mo-Fr 8AM-4:30PM Historical Museum 815.942.9024 801 S. 8th St., Kankakee, IL 60901 Lobby display cases include locally collected Tu-Fr 10AM-4PM; Sa 1-4PM artifacts. 815.932.5279 kankakeecountymuseum.com (24) Illinois and Michigan Permanent exhibits include American Indian Canal National Heritage artifacts related to cultural periods, with an Corridor extensive display of Potawattomi material from 401 Ottawa St. (Visitor Center), Morris, IL a nearby site. 60450 815.942.0796, 815.588.1100 Iandmcanal.org canalcor.org cr.nps.gov/heritageareas/AREAS/ILMI.HTM dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/ main.htm The 97-mile long Illinois and Michigan Canal, completed in 1848, extends from Chicago to LaSalle-Peru, crossing through parts of five counties including many archaeological sites and museums, parks and natural areas. Mitchell Museum of the American Indian museum.state.il.us/iaaa Northeast Illinois 13 West Central Illinois

(1) Essley-Noble Museum 1406 SE 2nd Ave., Aledo, IL 61231 Apr-Oct: We, Sa, Su 1-5PM Nov-Mar: Sa 12- 4PM 309.582.2280 mchsil.org The museum, managed by the Mercer County Historical displays of artifacts donated by local collectors. Society, has an exhibit of prehistoric Native American artifacts found in Mercer County. (5) Warren County History Museum (2) Marshall County 228 S. Sunny Lane, Monmouth, IL 61462 Historical Society & Museum 1st Su of the month, 1-4PM 314 Fifth St., Lacon, IL 61540 309.221.3864 Tu & We 9AM-noon, Sa10AM-noon www.warrencountyhistoricalsociety.net 309.246.2349 Located in the old Solid Rich Church building, marshallcountyhistory.org County historical items include a case of local The museum has on display several diverse col- American Indian artifacts. lections, including American Indian artifacts. (6) Knox County Museum (3) New Boston Historical 33 Public Square, Knoxville, IL 61448 Society and Museum Open by appointment 202 Main St., New Boston, IL 61272 309.289.6919 Apr.-Oct.: Su 1-5PM kville.org/kchis- 309-587-8181 tory/Museum. Museum includes a display of local American html Indian artifacts. The county mu- seum is located in (4) Henderson County Museum a building com- East Main St., Raritan, IL pleted in 2009 Open seasonally and includes hendersoncountyillinoismuseum.com/ American Indian Museum complex of five buildings includes artifacts donated by area residents.

14 West Central Illinois Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology (7) Chillicothe Historical 217.453.6671 Society Museum dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R4/ West Central Illinois 723 N. 4th St., Chillicothe, IL 61523 NAUVOO.HTM We, 1st Su of the month, 1-4 PM nauvoohistoricalsociety.org Summer: We, Sa, Su 1-4PM Housed in a restored home originally built by 309.274.9076 Mormons in the 1840s, the museum exhibits chillicothehistorical.org. artifacts from all periods of Nauvoo’s history, Permanent exhibits include American Indian artifacts. from Native American occupation to the 1930s. (8) Peoria Riverfront Museum 222 SW Washington St., Peoria IL 61602 (12) LaHarpe Historical Mo-Th 10AM-5PM; Fr-Sa 10AM-8PM, Su Society Museum 12-5PM 111 E. Main, LaHarpe, IL 61450 closed some Mo & Sa 9-11AM & 1-4 PM Mondays Sep - 217.659.3635 May carthage.lib.il.us/community/museums.html 309.686.7000 Permanent displays include local artifacts. peoriariverfront- museum.org (13) Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum com- Museum bines the former 304 Walnut, Carthage, IL 62321 Lakeview Museum along with additional partners, Mo, We, Fr-Su 1-4PM emphasizing art, natural history and science, and May-Sep: Daily 10AM-4PM includes Native American artifacts on exhibit. 217.357.3119 carthage.lib.il.us/community/museums.html (9) Wildlife Prairie State Park Permanent displays include American 3826 N. Taylor Rd., Hanna City, IL 61536 Indian exhibits. 9AM-4:30PM 309.676.0998 (14) Dickson Mounds Museum wildlifeprairiestatepark.org 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Rd., This 2,000-acre zoological park has the kinds Lewistown, IL 61542 of animals that were on the prairie during Daily 8:30AM-5PM pioneer days; there is a pioneer farmstead 309.547.3721 and a visitor center that includes a display of museum.state.il.us/ismsites/dickson/ Native American artifacts. experiencedicksonmounds.com A branch of the Illinois State Museum and a (10) Weld House Museum National His- Mulholland Street, Nauvoo, IL 62354 toric Site, Dickson May-Oct: 1-4PM Mounds is one of nauvoohistoricalsociety.org the major on-site The 1840s Greek Revival home includes a archaeological local artifact collection. museums in the country, and is (11) Rheinberger Museum now a partner in , Ill. Rte. 96, the Nature Con- south edge of Navoo, IL 62354 servancy’s restora- May-Oct: 1-5PM tion of Emiquon.

museum.state.il.us/iaaa West Central Illinois 15 Lower Illinois River

(1) Indian Mounds Park 5th and Harrison, Quincy, IL 217.223.7703 quincyparkdistrict.com The 37-acre park at the southwest edge of Quincy, overlooking the Mississippi River, includes several Woodland period mounds and a walking time line with interpretive panels and en- gravings of artifacts on concrete blocks.

(2) Quincy Museum 1601 Maine St., Quincy, IL 62301 Tu-Su 1-5PM 217.224.7669 thequincymuseum.com With an emphasis on natural history, the museum has a large collection of area Native American artifacts, with a portion of the collec- (4) New Philadelphia Town Site tion on display. Barry, IL newphiladelphiail.org (3) Old Lincoln Courtroom & A National Historic Landmark located Museum southwest of Barry, IL, New Philadelphia is 101 W. 3rd St., Beardstown, IL 62618 the earliest town in the to be Apr-Nov: Mo-Sa 10AM-4PM platted by an African American, Free Frank 217.323.4514 McWorter; this was the location of recent lincolninbeard- archaeological investigations. stown.org Restored court- (5) Ray Norbut State Fish & room where Wildlife Area Abraham Lincoln 46816 290th Ave., Griggsville, IL 62340 participated in tri- 217.833.2811 als has a display of dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R4/ locally collected Native American artifacts. ray.htm

16 Lower Illinois River Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology This conservation area, with more than 1,000 (9) Pere Marquette State Park Lower Illinois River acres along the Illinois River, includes Middle Grafton, IL 62037 Woodland mounds and habitation areas. 618.786.3323 dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R4/ (6) Pike County Historical Peremarq.htm Society Museum This 8,000-acre 400 E. Jeffer- preservation area son, Pittsfield, offers spectacular IL 62363 views of the Il- We-Sa 10AM- linois and Missis- 2PM sippi Rivers from 217.285.4618 several bluff top Located in the points; numerous archaeological studies have Historic East been conducted at the park, and the visitor School, the his- center and hiking trails include information tory museum in- about some of the archaeological sites there. cludes a display of Native American artifacts.

(7) Center for American Archeology Museum and Visitor Center Route 100, Kampsville, IL 62053 Apr-Oct: Tu-Fr 10AM-5PM, Sa 10AM-4PM, Su 12-4PM 618.653.4316 caa-archeology.org The CAA Museum and Visitor Center fea- tures artifacts, exhibits, and media presenta- tions highlighting the cultural history and archeological resources of the lower Illinois River valley, and visitors can view ongoing Quincy Museum summer excavations. (10) Principia School of (8) Two Rivers National Nations Museum Wildlife Refuge Principia College, Elsah, IL 62028 Headquarters and Visitors Center, Hagen School hours & by appt. Road, Calhoun County 618.374.5236 618.883.2524 community.principia.edu/museum fws.gov/refuge/ Museum includes American Indian collec- two_rivers tions. Located in the Calhoun Division, (11) Village of Elsah Museum the wildlife refuge 26 LaSalle St., Elsah, IL 62028 headquarters and Apr-Oct: Sa-Su 1-4PM visitors center for 618.374.1568 the Mark Twain elash.org includes area artifacts. Museum includes local history and artifacts.

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(1) 508 Scenic Park Place, Creve Coeur, IL 61610 Park: Daily, 7AM-8PM 309.694.3193 ftcrevecoeur.org The repro- ductions of a fort, Indian village, and trading house include a display of American Indian material.

(2) Comlara Park 13001 Recreation Area Dr., Hudson, IL 61748 Summer: 8AM-6PM 309.434.6770 mcleancountyil.gov The park visitor center, part of the Evergreen Lake public recreation complex, includes a display about the area’s American Indian inhabitants. the Grand Village of the Kickapoo, as well as some ancient Native American material. (3) McLean County Museum of History (4) Grand Village of the 200 N. Main St., Bloomington, IL 61701 Kickapoo Park Mo-Sa 10AM- 8144 N 3100 East Road, 5PM (Tu, until Arrowsmith, IL 9PM) 309.261.3043 309.827.0428 The park has an historical marker with mchistory.org information about the Kickapoo vil- The perma- lage occupied during the late 18th to nent exhibits early 19th centuries; it was the loca- include some tion of Illinois State University archae- material from ological investigations.

18 Central Illinois Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology (5) Water Tower Museum (9) Chanute Air Museum Central Illinois 145 S. Market St., Paxton, IL 60957 1011 Pacesetter Dr., Rantoul, IL 61866 Summer: Su 2-4PM Mo-Sa 10AM-5PM Winter: 1st Su of month 2-4PM May-Dec: Su 12-5PM 217.379.3723 217.893.1613 Roots.ancestry.com/~ilfchs/ aeromuseum.org Museum displays include Native American The largest aerospace museum in Illinois also artifacts collected from the area. includes prehistoric stone tools found on the former Air Force base property, and private (6) Rockwell Mound artifact collections. N. Orange and Franklin Sts., Havana, IL 309.543.6240 (10) Kennekuk County Park havanaparkdis- Vermilion County Conservation District trict.com 22296-A Henning Rd., Danville, IL 61834 You can imag- 217.442.1691 ine Indian life vccd.org as it was 2,000 Visitor Center has an artifact display and years ago at the Native American history exhibit, and a largest and best- self-guiding trail map notes the location preserved Middle Woodland Indian mound of the Collins site, a Late Woodland/ in the Midwest. Mississippian period village and mound site investigated by University of Illinois (7) Lincoln’s New Salem State archaeologists. Historic Site 15588 History Lane, Petersburg, IL 62575 (11) Vermilion County Museum Mar-Oct: 9AM-5PM 116 N. Gilbert St., Danville, IL 61832 Nov-Feb: We-Su: 9AM-5PM Tu-Sa 10AM- 217.632.4000 5PM lincolnsnewsalem.com 217.442.2922 Abraham Lincoln lived in New Salem in the vermilioncounty- 1830s, and you can visit numerous buildings museum.org reconstructed to their period appearance; signs Museum for an “archaeology walk” show places exca- exhibits include vated during archaeological investigations. a collection of locally collected (8) Museum of the chipped stone and ground stone tools. Grand Prairie 600 N. Lombard St., Mahomet, IL 61853 (12) Forest Glen Preserve Mar-Dec: Su 1-5PM Vermilion County Conservation District Mar-May & Sep-Dec: Daily 1-5PM 20301 E. 900 North Rd., Westville, IL 61883 Jun-Aug: Mon-Sat 10AM-5PM Education Center Sun 1-4PM 217.586.2612 217.662.2142 museumofthegrandprairie.org vccd.org/giforestglen.html Museum emphasizes local natural and cul- Vermilion County Forest Preserve loca- tural history and early settlement; the Prairie tion has an exhibit with American In- Stories exhibit has a Native American di- dians artifacts at the Gannett Outdoor orama that includes a time line and artifacts. Education Center.

museum.state.il.us/iaaa Central Illinois 19 (13) Illinois State Museum (16) Christian County 502 S. Spring St., Springfield, IL 62706 Historical Society & Museum Mo-Sa 8:30AM-5PM; Su 12-5PM Rts. 29 & 48 E, Taylorville, IL 61568 217.782.7386 Apr-Dec: Th-Sa 10AM-3PM museum.state. Dec-Mar: Sa 10AM-3PM il.us 217.824.6922 The Illinois cchistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/ State Museum Permanent exhibits include some locally col- has been telling lected Native American artifacts. the story of Il- linois—its land, (17) Lake Shelbyville life, people, and Visitor Center art—since 1877 through research, educational Dam East Recreation area, Ill. Rte. 16, programs and exhibits -- those on Illinois Shelbyville, IL 62565 archaeology feature life-sized dioramas depict- Nov-Mar: Mon-Fri 9:30AM-4:30PM ing Native Americans from ancient times Apr & Oct: Daily, 9:30AM-4:30PM through the post-contact period. May-Sep: Sun-Thu 9:30AM-4:30PM Fri & Sa 9:30AM – 6:30PM (14) Lincoln Home National 217.774.3951 Historic Site lakeshelbyville.com/attractions.htm 426 S. 7th St. (Visitor Center), The visitor center has displays that include Springfield, IL 62701 information on Native American sites in the Daily: 8:30AM-5PM Lake Shelbyville area. 217.492.4241 nps.gov/liho (18) Lincoln In the four-block neighborhood of Abraham Lin- State Historic Site coln’s family home, the Dean House and Arnold 402 S. Lincoln Highway, Lerna, IL 62440 House have exhibits that include information Nov-Mar: We-Su 9AM-4PM from excavations at the National Historic Site. Apr-May and Sep-Oct: We-Su 9AM-5PM Memorial Day-Labor Day: 9AM-5PM daily (15) Rock Springs 217.345.1845 Nature Center lincolnlogcabin. Macon County Conservation District org 3939 Nearing 86-acre site Lane, Decatur, IL includes recon- 62521 structed cabin and Mo-Fr 8AM-5PM, 1840s living his- Sa 9AM-4:30PM, tory farm; visitor center at Lincoln Log Cabin Su 1-4:30PM includes an exhibit “Reconstructing the Past,” 217.423.7708 about excavations prior to reconstruction. www.maconcounty- conservation.org (19) Fayette County Museum Natural history 301 W. Main, Vandalia, IL 62471 displays include an Mo-Sa 9:30AM-4PM; Apr-Dec: also Su 1-4PM exhibit “Digging 618.283.4866 into the Past” on Il- vandaliaillinois.com/museum.html linois archaeology. Museum includes an American Indian exhibit.

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(1) Bird Memorial Ill. Rte. 100, 3 miles north of Alton, IL greatriverroad.com/Cities/Alton/Pias- aBird.htm In 1673, Marquette and Jolliet observed two monsters painted on the limestone bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River; the current image is reconstructed from more recent lore.

(2) Lewis and Clark State Historic Site 1 Lewis & Clark Trail, Hartford, IL 60248 618.251.5811 May-Labor Day: Mo-Su 9AM-5PM Labor Day-Apr: We-Su 9AM-5PM campdubois.com illinois.gov/ihpa/Experience/Sites/South- west/Pages/Lewis-Clark.aspx Lewis and Clark established a winter camp in December, 1803 near Hartford (4) Madison County prior to starting Historical Museum their more than 715 N. Main St., Edwardsville, IL 62025 two-year journey We-Fr 9AM- of western 4PM; Su 1-4PM exploration of the Territory; gallery 618.656.7562 exhibits include a 55-foot full scale replica of madisoncoun- their keel boat. tyhistoricalmu- seum.org (3) South Roxana Mounds Exhibits in a re- South Roxana Park, Smith Street, South stored 1836 home Roxana, IL include Native American and pioneer artifacts. Two mounds that may date to the Middle to Late Woodland period are visible (5) Horseshoe Lake State Park within the park. 3321 Highway 111, Granite City, IL 60240 museum.state.il.us/iaaa American Bottom 21 618.931.0270 tage Site, Cahokia Mounds State dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/ Historic Site preserves 2,200 acres of PARKS/R4/HORSESP.HTM the largest pre-contact American In- The nearly 3,000-acre park area was dian community north of Mexico; the inhabited by Native Americans as original site covered nearly 6 square early as 10,000 years ago, and includes miles, included 120 mounds and, at the Horseshoe Lake platform mound its peak around AD 1050-1150, had a dating to the Mississippian period population of 10-20,000 people of the (AD 1000-1200). Mississippian culture.

(6) Cahokia Courthouse (8) Emerald Mound 107 Elm St., Cahokia, IL 62206 Lebanon, IL vicinity Mar-Oct: Th-Sa 8AM-5PM From Lebanon, take Ill. Rte. 4 north Nov-Feb: Th-Sa 9AM-4PM to Emerald Mound Road, turn east; 618.332.1782 mound is to illinois.gov/ihpa/Experience/Sites/ the south. Southwest/Pages/Cahokia-Court- A driver can house.aspx loop around Originally the mound by constructed taking Emer- by the ald Mound French about Grange Road 1740, the Ca- south, then hokia Court- Midgley-Neiss Road west, back to Ill. house served Rte. 4. as the center Owned by the State of Illinois, the of political largest of the three remaining Mis- activity in sissippian mounds in this group is a the North- large flat-topped , about 20 west Territory in the late 18th centu- feet high. ry; WPA excavations in the 1930s are included in the courthouse exhibits. (9) State Historic Site (7) Cahokia Mounds 1350 Ill. Rte. 155, State Historic Site & Prairie du Rocher, IL 62277 Interpretive Center Site is four miles west of Prairie du 30 Ramey St., Collinsville, IL 62234 Rocher, IL on Ill. Rte. 155 May-Oct: Daily 9AM-5PM We-Su 9AM- Nov-Dec & Feb-Apr: We-Su 9AM-5PM 5PM Jan: We-Su 9AM-4PM 618.284.7230 Grounds, ftdechartres. 8AM-dusk com 618.346.5160 illinois.gov/ cahoki- ihpa/Experi- amounds.org ence/Sites/ A UNESCO Southwest/ World Heri- Pages/Fort-de-Chartres.aspx

22 American Bottom Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology Visitors to the Peithman Museum, in the 618.826.2667 king’s storehouse at Fort de Chartres, will greatriverroad.com/stegen/randattrac- see on display many eighteenth-century tions.htm archaeological artifacts relating to the Exhibits include Native American French occupation of Randolph County. artifacts.

(10) Modoc (13) Piney Creek Ravine County Rte. 7, 2 mi SE State Natural Area of Prarie du Rocher c/o 4301 S. Lake Dr., Listed on the National Register Chester, IL 62233 of Historic West of DuQuoin and south of Places and Steeleville on the Randolph-Jackson a National County line. Historic 618.826.2706 Landmark, dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/ the sand- R4/pcr.htm stone bluff at Piney Creek Ravine contains the largest Modoc Rock body of prehistoric rock art in Illinois, Shelter pro- with almost 200 designs believed to vided shelter date to the Late Woodland (AD 500- for Native 1000) and Mississippian (AD 1000- American 1550) periods occur within the ravine. groups begin- ning shor tly after the Ice Age, then continuing for almost 8,000 years.

(11) Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site 4372 Park Road, Ellis Grove, IL 62241 Daily 8AM-4PM 618.859.3741 illinois.gov/ ihpa/Experi- ence/Sites/ Southwest/ Pages/Fort- Kaskaskia.aspx The 200-acre bluff-top park includes the remnants of a French earthen-work and timber forti- fication constructed in the mid-1700s.

(12) Randolph County Museum 1 Taylor St., Chester, IL 62233 Su, Mo, Th, Fr 12:30-3:30PM Archaeologists recording rock art at Piney Creek. museum.state.il.us/iaaa American Bottom 23 Wabash River

(1) Ballard Nature Center 5253 E. U.S.Highway 40, Altamont, IL 62411 Tu-Fr 8 AM-4PM; Sa noon-4PM Summer, also open Mon & Sun 618.483.6856 ballardnaturecenter.org Six miles of trails provide access to 210 acres of woodland, tallgrass prairie and wetlands; Nature Center displays include a collection of pro- jectile points donated by longtime collector John William Warner.

(2) Teutopolis Monastery Museum 110 S. Garrett St., Teutopolis, IL 62467 Apr-Nov: 1st Su of month 12:30-4PM 217.857.3586 stfrancischurch.com/newsite/ word press/?page_ id=173 Within the museum, (3) Hutson Memorial which fea- Village Museum tures many One and a half miles south of Hut- books and sonville on Outer South Rose Street. ar tifacts Hutsonville, IL 62433 related to Jun-Sep: Su 2-4PM Franciscan 618.546.1557 Friars dur- www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilcchs/ ing their Articles/hutsonvillage.html novitiate Museum includes five restored and year, is one recreated pioneer cabins, general room with displays related to lo- store and barbershop, a barn, work- cal history, including some Native ing outhouse, family cabin, log barn, American material. and log church, recreating an 1812

24 Wabash River Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology EuroAmerican settlement; some ris site, dating to the Middle to Late Wabash River American Indian artifacts are in- Woodland period, and early 19th- cluded in displays. century pioneer remains..

(4) Newton Public Library (7) Olney Carnegie Library District /Carnegie Building Museum 100 S. Van Buren St., Newton, IL 401 E Main 62248 St., Olney, IL Open during 62294 library hours Apr-Nov: 618.783.8141 Sun. 1-4PM newton.lib. 618.395.1963 il.us/ richland- Displays countymuse- include some ums.org Native American artifacts. Library houses many local artifacts, including Native American artifacts. (5) Crawford County Historical Museum (8) White County 408 S. Cross St., Robinson, IL 62454 Historical Society Sa-Su 2-4PM & by appointment L. Haas Store Museum 618.544.3087 219 E. Main St., Carmi, IL 62801 rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilcchs/ Open by appointment Museum, located in the former 618.382.8425 Schmidt Clin- rootsweb.com/~ilwcohs/museums.htm ic building, Along with tools, photographs, and has extensive vintage clothing, the museum has the displays of re- hanging tools of Phil Hanna, “the gional Wabash hangman,” and exhibits also include River valley Native American artifacts. material from both pre-contact Native American sites and pioneer-era sites, collected over several decades of archaeological investigations.

(6) Fife Opera House 123 S Main St, Palestine, IL 62451 Open for special events & by appoint- ment 618.586.9418 www.fifeopera- house.org/ Display of Palestine- area artifacts includes material from the Roy Mor-

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(1) Carlyle Lake Visitor Center 50 miles east of St. Louis, MO on US 50, Carlyle, IL 62231 Apr-end of May and Sep: Sa & Su 10AM-6PM End of May -early Sep: Daily 10AM-6PM 618.594.5253 mvs.usace.army.mil/Mis- sions/Recreation/Carlyle- Lake/Recreation.aspx Located at the southern end of the 26,000-acre lake, the visitor center has exhibits on the construction of the lake, natural history, and a display about area ar- chaeology.

(2) General John A. Logan Museum 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro, IL 62966 Jun-Aug: Tu-Sa (3) 10AM-4PM; Su 235 Giant City Rd., Makanda, IL 62958 1-4PM 618.457.4836 Sep-May: Tu-Su dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r5/gc.htm 1-4PM Like the several other stone forts in southern 618.684.3455 Illinois, Giant City Stone Fort was constructed loganmuseum. during the Late Woodland period, 1,400 to 1,200 org years ago; interpretive signs can be found on one The museum is located in the Christo- of the hiking trails. pher C. Bullar house; archaeological collections from a decade of excava- (4) The Pounds Site tions from the original Logan home Rim Rock National Recreation Trail, 5 miles east of are on display at the museum. the Garden of the Gods on Karbers Ridge Blacktop.

26 Southern Illinois Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology 618.658.2111 A 0.9-mile trail winding along the bottomland habitat Southern Illinois The Rim Rock National Recreation Trail, a paved of Big Creek includes a partially reconstructed 19th- interpreted trail, includes signage for the Pounds century iron blast furnace. site, which contains the remains of one of eleven Late Woodland stone forts located in the (9) Thebes Court House Hills in southern Illinois. Oak and 5th Streets, Thebes, IL 62990 Tours by appointment. (5) Kaolin Pond 618.764.2658 5 miles west of Cobden, IL thebescourthouse.com/ This archaeological site, managed by the USDA For- The 1845 courthouse, an impressive stone building est Service, was the location of a mid 19th-century overlooking the Mississippi River, houses a limited kaolin clay mine and village. collection of prehistoric artifacts in the basement.

(6) Union County Museum (10) Fort Massac State Park 117 N. Appleknocker Dr., Cobden, IL 62920 1308 E. 5th St., Metropolis, IL 62960 Sa-Su 1-5PM 618.524.4712 618.893.2865 dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/frmindex.htm unioncountyilmu- The visitor center at Fort Massac contains both seum.com ancient Native American artifacts and artifacts Exhibits include recovered from Fort Massac during 1939-42, 1966 American Indian and 1970 excavations. artifacts from pri- vate collections (11) Kincaid Mounds from sites in Near Avery Lake, southeast of Unionville Union County and southern Illinois; in addition, illinois.gov/ihpa/Experience/Sites/Southeast/ there are 19th-century pottery vessels from the Pages/Kincaid-Mounds.aspx Kirkpatrick family and Anna Pottery. kincaidmounds.com From an interpretive (7) area and platform, visi- Archaeological Area tors can view some of 13 miles northeast of Vienna, IL the mounds preserved fs.usda.gov/recarea/shawnee/recreation/hiking/ at this Middle Missis- recarea/?recid=10689&actid=51 sippian period (A.D. Millstone Bluff, a unique 900-1500) fortified topographical feature village and mound rising 320 feet above the site, which once served as a link between settlements to surrounding terrain, is the southeast and the metropolis of Cahokia to the west. the site of an unplowed prehistoric Mississip- (12) Customs House Museum pian village, stone box 1400 Washington Ave., Cairo, IL 62914 cemetery, and rock art Tu-Fr 10AM-noon, 1-3PM site within the . 618.734.9632 greatriverroad.com/meetohio/customshouse.htm (8) Illinois Iron Furnace The Federal Customs House, listed on the National Elizabethtown area Register of Historic Places, is a three-story limestone theshawneenationalforest.com/home/recreation- building with collections that include prehistoric areas/iron-furnace-recreation-area Native American artifacts.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF clues, the tangible links to a site’s past that lie NATURAL RESOURCES within the land or water associated with the The Illinois Department of Natural Resources site they are visiting, but nearly all of them (IDNR) owns and manages more historic properties contain irreplaceable archaeological resources. than any other state or local entity. We seek to fulfill HPA has an active set of stewardship programs an important mandate, to ensure the protection to identify, protect and record our extensive and interpretation of these significant historic prop- archaeological heritage. Educational outreach erties located throughout Illinois. Some properties includes special exhibits, public participation are listed in this guidebook, and you can go to dnr. in field schools, and conferences on archaeol- illinois.gov/recreation/Pages/default.aspx to find ogy. Visit the IHPA web site: illinoishistory. information on all of the IDNR locations. The web gov to learn more about Illinois’ often hidden page dnr.illinois.gov/naturalresources/cultural/ history– an amazing wealth of ethnic, social, pages/programs.aspx outlines our programs, includ- and economic diversity. ing cemetery preservation and National Register of Historic Places listings. Whether you are atop ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION FOR Starved Rock at the site of a 17th century French ADVANCEMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY fort overlooking the Illinois River, or at the Piney museum.state.il.us/iaaa Creek Ravine Natural Area where people created Organization of avocational archaeologists, symbolic rock art in the southern part of the State, professional archaeologists, public at large significant archaeological sites offer visitors a unique Publishes quarterly Illinois Antiquity and Places opportunity to experience the past. of the Past.

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